Daily Republican., 1887-09-14
POLICY MEN KNOCKED OUT.

Yes:erday's Raid ON tho shops In This
Ciiy-rhe work OF PhiIads,phia De.
.teet'ves Aided by the roiico.
The work OF rsiding the policy shops
aud gambling dens By Philade,phIA de-.
tectivts and the police Off GERS con iii ne d
yesterday until the following were
brought to police station and locked
up:
! Lsopzo @. File and Edward T.
Stroud, policy hackers. Third aud Mar.
ktt streets.
Albert Fountain, policy writer ard
keno player, LiebermAn Building, Fifth
and Market streets.
William L. Weeks. policy writer on
Il .st Sixth street, backed by Parker,
and also hts confidential e'erk.
Peter Blake, policy writer, Walnut
street above Fourth. backed by Al.
Fountain.
j. o.. Jsfteris, policy writer, poker
ahd swet player, Eighth and Tatnall
streets.
John Clark. policy writer, No. sOs
John W. Price, colored, pol,cv
writer, lives in On alley off Fifth
u
Thomas White, policy writer, No. 1O3
Kiug street, backed by Parker,
Joseph McCaullsy, policy writer, keno
and swet, No. l04 Market street, usck.
cd by Parker.
Mrs. "Chick" Foy, policy writer,
French street above United ssate,
Hotel, backed BY Stroud and File.
George Beckley, . bscker.
VIM. Vipey, policy writer, at No. d07
leg.
John Grubb, policy wri,er at No. sos
French street, backed by Beckley.
Alfred n. Barr, policy writer &C No.
AL French street, backed by Beckley.
John O. ComeRys, policy writer at
No. ITO French street, backed by Beck.
ley.
Frark Layton, policy writer at No.
ll2 Tatnall street, backed By Bsckley.
John Clark, policy writer AZ No. 33S
Shlpley street. backed BY Parker.
Dennis b. Sharper, colored, policy
writer at No s09 Walnut street, backed
by Parker.
John Farmar, proprietor OF the ker @
and faro rooms In the Water Witch en-
stne house, on shipley street bstwee q
Fifth and Sixth.
John Fraukt, oolored. writer at No.
ia Tatnall s'reet.
John Thompson, aged Is, John 4
Clark, Obed Outten, Daniel MeAviney
Ferry huested, Joseph Brown, w. L.
johnson, Perry Tlghman. George
Fisher, BeBj amin Laws, g. Pile, Wal
ter Winsate, Cloud Beilmap, Lamuel
stroud, James MoConahan and James
Wentz.
No inform alton could be obtained OF
police station iu reference to who
brought the detectives to this city, and
10 was generally supposed that IL was
Done by Mayor Rhoads for the purpote
Of showing those who have been crlti.
cizing and finding fault with him that
II was his intention 10 enforce the law.
Later In the day it was reported that IL
was the work OF few mem bers OF CITY
CcurcN, who had deter m ined to show
the mayor that the law could be en-
forced and policy playing broken up ip
this city. Neither report, however,
was correct, rs 1t Is now definitely as.
certained that the detectives were
brought here by the Every Evening
Publishing Company and that the mai
ter has been under way for o month
past, as the following from yesterday e
Every Evening will show:
After ciligent invest cation 1t WAS
soon diIcoveied that no break could be
made In the ranks OF this strongly or.
gapized and financially well equipped
fraternity Of law breakers, unless
Though the aid OF ex perienced searcter5
for crooks. Accordingly the matter
was placed In tho hsncs of Mooney &
BolaLd's detective agency, whose
Philadelphia office is ct No 500 Chest
nut street that city, and after . consul.
tation with that firm 1t was decided TO
bring two OF lite men here.
Just one month ago to-day the first
operator arrived upon the scene. and q
week la,er the second detective came
and at once began work. 1t was at irtt
considered that the work of trapping
the gamesters would be but an easy
effort, bat that notion was soon dis
pelled. Crafty, cunning, suspicious,
ever alert for danger and always on the
guard against surprise. the task of
landing these men In jail was most
dihicult one. Especial care was di
fected against the policy backers, who
are the bone AMI sinew OF the ilieaiu.
mate business, but only by the best laid
stra'egetic efforts of the two detectives
could they be connected with thei.
writer's and the calling. This Accom-.
piisbed, the task OF making the arrests,
| probably the most difficult of all was
| then discussed and the plan decided
upon. Mayor Rhoads entered heartily
into the project and extended his fullest
cooperation throughout, offering hls
| entire force to make the arrests.
"The warlness of the gsmesters, how
ever, when considered, brought about
the decision to have the raids headed
by special officers In citizons' dress.
Ten men were accordingly cent from
Mooney & Boland's detective agency
last night and wers sworn to duty 81
special policemen by Mayor Rhoads
Fhese. men were all experienced In
dealing with gamblers ard "crooks."
aud they led the attacks. About TWEEN
ty'fve members Of the police force, all
that could bs gotten together without
attracting attention or creating susptc
Ion, were summoned to assist the
specials in the work. The regulars
were stationed about IL sma ] squads |
near where they were wanted, and
where they could support the specials
when the blow struck. Warrants were
.ssued last night by Juog ge Cummins.
and placed in the hsnds OF the officers
this morning at IL O'Clock.
TEe Mayor, however, cordially co
operated and rendered every sssistsr cs
in his power and when the raids were
commenced yesterday morning furnish
ed twenty five officers to assibt the de.
tectives In their work.
AS new patches of prisoners were
brought In those already locked up
joked them ard laughed at their pre-.
dicament. The majority of those ar
rested took 1t very good naturally, and
when John g. Comegys was asked bis
name he gave 1t, with the remark that
he thought he must be related to Judge